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I found this post on another forum I frequent, and thought it might be of interest to some of you. I would just link to the forum itself, but I'm paranoid certain idiots around here will decide to bombard it with spam and such.
My GF used to live in London, we still have friends there. One had just passed through one of the targeted stations 5 minutes prior to the bombings. After talking to him on the phone this morning I was kind of shocked by the impact this has had on him already. He had come to visit us around Christmas time. He was very VERY outspoken in his opposition to everything Bush and Blair were doing in the Middle East. He was far and away the most outspoken critic of the war among my circle of friends. This morning he was using blunt ugly language with his threats against Muslims in general, not bothering to keep his anger focused at those actually responsible. It was a stunning about face from his positions on the war just 6 months ago. His change of view came from realizing that they intended to kill as many innocent civilians as possible by bombing a crowded subway during rush hour. Most of those people opposed the Iraqi invasion.
The jihadist are not helping the cause of Muslims rather they are building support for the extremists on both ends of the spectrum. But I suppose that is what they want and were aiming for. In that respect these bombings accomplished their goals. Inflame the reactionaries in the West and satiate the jihadist of the Middle East. Leave those who want to work toward peace out in the cold.
Times like this make me wish there was a God who could punish those responsible. Alas I don't believe there is so the best I can hope for is for the political pendulum to not swing too far to the right and these murderous animals to be tracked down and made to quietly vanish from the face of the planet with no hope of becoming a martyr for their cause.
My GF used to live in London, we still have friends there. One had just passed through one of the targeted stations 5 minutes prior to the bombings. After talking to him on the phone this morning I was kind of shocked by the impact this has had on him already. He had come to visit us around Christmas time. He was very VERY outspoken in his opposition to everything Bush and Blair were doing in the Middle East. He was far and away the most outspoken critic of the war among my circle of friends. This morning he was using blunt ugly language with his threats against Muslims in general, not bothering to keep his anger focused at those actually responsible. It was a stunning about face from his positions on the war just 6 months ago. His change of view came from realizing that they intended to kill as many innocent civilians as possible by bombing a crowded subway during rush hour. Most of those people opposed the Iraqi invasion.
The jihadist are not helping the cause of Muslims rather they are building support for the extremists on both ends of the spectrum. But I suppose that is what they want and were aiming for. In that respect these bombings accomplished their goals. Inflame the reactionaries in the West and satiate the jihadist of the Middle East. Leave those who want to work toward peace out in the cold.
Times like this make me wish there was a God who could punish those responsible. Alas I don't believe there is so the best I can hope for is for the political pendulum to not swing too far to the right and these murderous animals to be tracked down and made to quietly vanish from the face of the planet with no hope of becoming a martyr for their cause.
